Door hook mounting



July 18, 1939.

G. R. BELLAH DooR Hoox MOUNTING l Filed Nov. 15, 1957 wwf/vra@ @fafa/5A?. 562 5f/$4 Patented July 18, 1939 .f

UNITED STATES vraf-MNT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to a mounting for hooks utilized in securing, in closed positions, doors, gates or any other swinging structure wherein the hook is mounted to swing vertically on a horizontal axis, and the principal objects of my invention are to provide a relatively simple,prac tical and inexpensive one-piece mounting for hooks wherein the mounting is constructed so that the hook is pivotally mounted in said mounting so as to swing only in a vertical plane, and the mounting being constructed so as to limit the swinging movement of the hook in both directions so that it may always be conveniently Inanipulated so as to engage the screw-eye or staple that is seated on a fixed portion of the structure with which the door or other swinging closure is associated.

Further objects of my invention are, to generally improve upon and simplify the construction of the existing door hook inountings, further, to provide a mounting that is formed in a single piece, preferably formed from sheet metal or wire, in order that it may be produced at low cost or manufacture, and further to provide a hook mounting of the character referred to that isof strong, durable construction so that it will readily withstand rough usage to which it may be subjected.

A further object of my invention is, to provi-de a hook mounting that is reversible in order that it may be readily applied to both right and l that the hook associated with the mounting will engage in a screw-eye or staple that is seated in the door casing immediately behind the stop for the screen door.

With the foregoing and other objects in View my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangements of parts that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the mounting positioned on a door wherein the hinges are mounted on the righthand edge of the door.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the mounting and the hook that is associated therewith.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the mounting positioned on a door having its hinges on the lefthand vertical edge.

Fig. 4 is a plan View of the mounting an-d hook associated therewith applied to a screen door so that the free end of the hook will engage the staple or other keeper behind the stop for they n free edge of the door.

Fig. 5 is a detail section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. l.

Fig. 6 is an elevational view of a modified construction wherein the hook mounting is formed from a single piece of wire.

Fig. 'l is a plan View of a modied form of the mounting seen in Fig. 6. Y

`lFig. 8 is a View looking against the under side of the modied form of the mounting and the hook associated therewith.

Referring by numerals to the'accompanying drawing, and particularly to the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, I0 designates a door or other swinging structure, the free edge of which swings against a frame or casing II, and seated in the face of the latter is a screw-eye or staple I2 that is adapted to receive the free end of the hook that secures the door in closed position.

The mounting for the hook is formed from a single piece of metal, the main portion of which is bent double to form spaced parallel Walls I3 and I4, connected at one end by a half loop I5. Formed integral with the free edge of the plate I that is positioned against the outer face of the door or other swinging structure is a vertically disposed flange I 6 that projects at right angles from the plate I4 of the mounting which is applied to the door. This ange I6 engages directly against the door Il) as illustrated in Fig. 2.

Formed through the plates I3 and I4 adjacent their free edges are aligned apertures Il, one

pair of apertures being disposed above the other,l and when the mounting is applied to the door, a screw I3 is inserted through the lower pair of apertures andrsaid screw is seated in the door I0 so as to secure the mounting thereto.

Formed through the plates I3 and I4 adjacent the ends that are connected by half loop I5 are aligne-d apertures I9, and passing through and into the door to secure the mounting thereto is a screw 20.

The hook 2l, which is preferably formed from heavy Wire, is provided on one end with a loop 22 through which screw 20 passes, and a substantial portion of the body of the hook 2 Iv adjacent the loop 22 is normally positioned between the plates I3 and I4 of the mounting. At the free end of the hook a portion of the wire from which the same is constructed is bent at right angles upwardly, to form a short leg 23 and from the upper end of said short leg the wire is bent downwardly parallel with the leg 23 to form a leg 24 that is approximately twice the length of leg 23.

Thus the hook 2| is provided on its free end with two members, one extending upwardly from the body of the hook and the other extending downwardly, and which construction enables the hook to engage the screweyes or staples on the casings of both right and left hand hung doors.

The space between the plates I3 and I4 is slightly wider than the diameter of the wire used in the construction of the hook 2l, and thus said hook must necessarily swing in a vertical plane with the screw 20 as the axis of movement and as a result, the hook, when disengaged from the screw-eye or staple, is always in position to be swung downward or swung upward and then downward so as to engage the screw-eye or staple and secure the door in closed position.

The upper edge of the half loop I5 that connects the rear ends of walls I2 and I3 provides a stop to limit the upward swinging movement of the hook and the screw I8 that is positioned in the lower pair of apertures I'I provides a stop to limit the downward swinging movement of the hook. (See dotted lines Fig. 1.)

When the mounting is applied to a door, for instance a screen door D that swings against a stop S, the mounting is positioned on the door a short distance from the free edge thereof with the end of the plate I4 adjacent the half loop I5 and the end of flange I6 in Contact with the door. Due to the ange I 6, the mounting occupies an inclined position relative to the face of the door, and thus the free end of the hook 2| will conveniently engage a screw-eye or staple I2ar that is seated in the door casing immediately behind the stop S (see Fig. 4).

In the modied construction illustrated in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the mounting is formed in a single piece from wire and one end 24 of the piece of wire. utilized in constructing the mounting is threaded, in order that it may be screwed into a xed structure such as a door casing, post or the like. From member 24, the wire is bent atl right angles to form a short leg 25, and from the end of said leg the wire is bent to form a half loop 26 and the wire from said half loop is extended a short distance to form a leg 21 that occupies a position approximately parallel with and spaced apart from the leg 25. From said leg 2'I, the wire is bent upward to form a half loop 28 that passes half around the threaded end portion 24, and from said half loop 28 the wire is extended in a plane above and substantially parallel with leg 21, to form a leg 29 that lies in the same vertical plane with and directly above leg 2'I.

From the end of leg 29 the wire is' bent to form a half loop 3U and from the latter the Wire is extended to form a leg 3l that is positioned directly in front of and spaced apart from the leg 29 and directly above leg 25. Leg 3| terminates in a downwardly bent portion 32 that overlies the end of leg at the point where the same joins the threaded portion 24. The legs 25, 2'I, 29 and 3| will occupy planes that are slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal with the threaded end portion 24 slightly below the half loop 26.

A hook 33 of conventional shape has the loop 34 on its rear end engaged with the half loop 26 between the legs 25 and 21 and the adjacent portion of the hook occupies a position between the parallel legs 25 and 2l. The free end of hook 33 is adapted to engage a screw-eye or staple 35 that is seated in the door casing, post or other structure against which the door or gate closes.

ThusI the hook 33 is held in the mounting so as to swing only in a vertical plane, and the member 24 that is seated in the door casing or post provides a stop to limit the downward swinging movement of the hook and the half loop 3D that connects the parallel members 29 and 3l limits the upward swinging movement of the hook. v

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a hook mounting that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

'Ihe mounting is adapted to be applied to both right and left hand hung doors and other swinging structures, and the hook that is associated with the mounting is held so as to swing only in a vertical plane so that it may be more conveniently engaged in the screw-eye or staple that is seated in the fixed member against which the free edge of the door closes.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved door hook mounting may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l. A door hook mounting comprising a pair of spaced parallel plates connected to each other at one end, a screw passing through said plates adjacent their connected ends, a hook pivotally mounted on said screw between said plates, there being apertures formed through said plates adjacent the ends opposite their connected ends in a horizontal plane slightly below the horizontal plane occupied by said screw and a screw passing through said last mentioned apertures.

2. A door hook mounting formed from a single piece of material bent double to form a pair of substantially parallel spaced vertically disposed walls, said walls being provided adjacent their connected ends with apertures for the reception of a fastening device, said walls being provided adjacent their free ends with apertures for the reception of a fastening device and said last mentioned apertures being located slightly below the horizontal plane occupied by the rst mentioned pair of apertures.

GEORGE R. BELLAH. 

